The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-12

VIM. X. Randall expects to leave towr
next week for Kansas City.
The Olneyville shoe dealers are exhibit.
ing an almost Metropolitan enterprise.
Edward Center. Of Milford, Mass, has
been visiting friends in this place this
week.
The floor at the olneyville Post Office
has received some needed repairs this
| week.
The Opera House Cafe was granted a
victualing license by the Council last
Saturday
A regular meeting Of the Johnston
Town Council will be held tomorrow
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. A. Bainton has just opened music
store at 80 Manton avenue in the store
recently vacated by VIM. Mills.
Samuel Shove & Son. the well known
Providence insurance agents, have estab-
lished branch office in Olneyville.
A horse belonging TO Conners Bros,
ran away on Plainheld street Saturday
afternoon and demolished the wagon.
Thomas w. Penney has an aquarium in
his fish market stocked with gold fish
that attracts good deal of attention.
j. A. Webb has employed a first class
candy maker and will soon begin the
manufacture of confectionery at his store.
Accommodation trains on the Stonington
road will stop at the new Olneyville
station on and after Monday, November
l4th.
Pinafore, the original and best of Gill
bert and sullivan's comic operas, will
fill Dyers Opera House on Thanksgiving
evening.
Rev. J. V. Osterhout preached at the
Broadway Baptist church last Sunday
from the text The Memory Of the Just
is Blessed"
MrArthur d. Fitz one ofthe proprietors
of the Walnut Grove Creamery, Burrill-
Vile, made a pleasant call at the TIMES
Office Monday.
The st. Marys Christian Doctrine
Society gave fine dramatic entertain
ment in Dyers Opera House. Friday
evening of last week.
Arnold NJ whaley is building a new
blacksmith shop near the cor. of Trenton
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sold one to Edgar p. Holbrook, just
below the present building.
Thomas May, the well known horse car
conductor, is to be candidate for the
conductors watch at the Catholic Fair TO
be held at Music Hall in January.
A parlor entertainment for the benefit
of the Baptist Chapel fund will be given
at the residence of Mr.. B. s. Magoon,
Plainfeld street on Tuesday evening of
next week.
The painting of thu bridge still drags
along and it now looks as though 1t
would be winters job for the men at
work Wait till the bills come in and
you VIII hear swearing.
Mr.Henry c. Pitman, clerk ofthe United
States Court, received ffty-two applica-
tions for the rights Of citizenship form
British born residents Of this place at
NaIragansett Hall, last Saturday evening.
Rev. III Larry delivered a temperance
address in the Broadway Baptist church
last Monday evening before small but
interested audience. Rev. j. w. Parsons
presided at the meeting, and a quartette
from the Trinity NJ. l.. church furnished
music.
On Saturday. November 26th the great
International foot ball match between
the New England States and Canada will
take place at Fall River. Olneyville will
be represented in the contest, az several
members Of the Providence Foot Ball
Club have been secured to play with the
New England eleven.
Samuel Shove & Son, the well known
Providence insurance agents, realizing
the rapid growth and business impor-
tance of Olneyville have opened a branch
office in Weaver's Block, 107l High st.
The firm is the oldest in the State and
represents some Of the best companies in
the country. Mr.. Arthur O'Leary will
act as manager Of the Olneyville Office.
See advertisement in this paper.
The TIMES man was riding on High
street car one day this week and noticed
a young lady with bright auburn hair
tripping gracefully along the side walk.
''Do you see that white horsef' said the
conductor moment afterwards as the
car halted at Parade street 10 allow
passenger TO get off 81 have been watch
ing for the past month and it hasn't
failed but once and that was in Dyerville
where there are no horses"
The double alarm Monday was for a
fire in Hugh Conley's barn in the rear Of
81 Norfolk street, and burned hay, tools.
harnesses and minor utensils. causing
loss Of SlOj Sparks from the barn COM
municated 10 Conley's house. 81 Norfolk
street damaging the roof slightly. The
fire spread 10 Mr.. Conley's barn. rear II